/*
Wotonomy: OpenStep design patterns for pure Java applications.
Copyright (C) 2001 Intersect Software Corporation
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, see http://www.gnu.org
*/
package net.wotonomy.ui;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;
import net.wotonomy.control.EOKeyValueCoding;
import net.wotonomy.control.EOKeyValueCodingSupport;
import net.wotonomy.control.EOObserverCenter;
import net.wotonomy.foundation.NSArray;
/**
* GenericAssociation binds one or more properties on an observable object to a
* display group. The controlled object is expected to use the ObserverCenter
* and will be observed by this association.
*
*
* Bindings for this association are generic: the name of the aspect will
* be treated as a property key on the displayed object(s) and synchronized with
* the bound property on the controlled object.
*
*
* NOTE: because we cannot assume that the controlled object will retain a
* reference to this association, you must explicitly retain a reference to
* prevent the association from getting garbage collected.
*
* @author michael@mpowers.net
* @author $Author: cgruber $
* @version $Revision: 904 $
*/
public class GenericAssociation extends EOAssociation {
protected boolean objectModified;
protected Set aspectsModified;
static final NSArray aspects = new NSArray(new Object[] {});
static final NSArray aspectSignatures = new NSArray(new Object[] {});
static final NSArray objectKeysTaken = new NSArray(new Object[] {});
/**
* Constructor specifying the object to be controlled by this association. Does
* not establish connection.
*/
public GenericAssociation(Object anObject) {
super(anObject);
objectModified = false;
aspectsModified = new HashSet();
}
/**
* Returns a List of aspect signatures whose contents correspond with the
* aspects list. Each element is a string whose characters represent a
* capability of the corresponding aspect.
*
* - "A" attribute: the aspect can be bound to an attribute.
* - "1" to-one: the aspect can be bound to a property that returns a single
* object.
* - "M" to-one: the aspect can be bound to a property that returns multiple
* objects.
*
* An empty signature "" means that the aspect can bind without needing a key.
* This implementation returns "A1M" for each element in the aspects array.
*/
public static NSArray aspectSignatures() {
return aspectSignatures;
}
/**
* Returns a List that describes the aspects supported by this class. Each
* element in the list is the string name of the aspect. This implementation
* returns an empty list.
*/
public static NSArray aspects() {
return aspects;
}
/**
* Returns a List of EOAssociation subclasses that, for the objects that are
* usable for this association, are less suitable than this association.
*/
public static NSArray associationClassesSuperseded() {
return new NSArray();
}
/**
* Returns whether this class can control the specified object.
*/
public static boolean isUsableWithObject(Object anObject) {
return true;
}
/**
* Returns a List of properties of the controlled object that are controlled by
* this class. For example, "stringValue", or "selected".
*/
public static NSArray objectKeysTaken() {
return objectKeysTaken;
}
/**
* Returns the aspect that is considered primary or default. This is typically
* "value" or somesuch.
*/
public static String primaryAspect() {
return "";
}
/**
* Returns whether this association can bind to the specified display group on
* the specified key for the specified aspect.
*/
public boolean canBindAspect(String anAspect, EODisplayGroup aDisplayGroup, String aKey) {
return true;
}
/**
* Establishes a connection between this association and the controlled object.
* This implementation registers with ObserverCenter for change notifications
* from the controlled object.
*/
public void establishConnection() {
EOObserverCenter.addObserver(this, object());
super.establishConnection();
// forces update from bindings
subjectChanged();
}
/**
* Breaks the connection between this association and its object. Override to
* stop listening for events from the object.
*/
public void breakConnection() {
EOObserverCenter.removeObserver(this, object());
super.breakConnection();
}
/**
* Overridden to track which observed object is changing.
*/
public void objectWillChange(Object anObject) {
if (object() == anObject) {
objectModified = true;
} else {
aspectsModified.add(aspectToGroup.allKeysForObject(anObject));
}
}
/**
* Called when either the selection or the contents of an associated display
* group have changed.
*/
public void subjectChanged() {
String aspect;
String key;
Object value;
EODisplayGroup displayGroup;
Iterator iterator;
iterator = aspectsModified.iterator();
while (iterator.hasNext()) {
aspect = (String) iterator.next();
key = displayGroupKeyForAspect(aspect);
displayGroup = displayGroupForAspect(aspect);
value = readValueFromDisplayGroupForKey(displayGroup, key);
writeValueForKey(object(), value, key);
}
aspectsModified.clear();
if (objectModified) {
iterator = aspectToGroup.keySet().iterator();
while (iterator.hasNext()) {
aspect = (String) iterator.next();
key = displayGroupKeyForAspect(aspect);
value = readValueForKey(object(), key);
displayGroup = displayGroupForAspect(aspect);
displayGroup.setSelectedObjectValue(value, key);
}
}
}
protected Object readValueForKey(Object object, String key) {
if (object instanceof EOKeyValueCoding) {
return ((EOKeyValueCoding) object).valueForKey(key);
}
return EOKeyValueCodingSupport.valueForKey(object, key);
}
protected void writeValueForKey(Object object, Object value, String key) {
if (object instanceof EOKeyValueCoding) {
((EOKeyValueCoding) object).takeValueForKey(value, key);
} else {
EOKeyValueCodingSupport.takeValueForKey(object, value, key);
}
}
protected Object readValueFromDisplayGroupForKey(EODisplayGroup displayGroup, String key) {
Object value;
if (displayGroup.selectedObjects().size() > 1) {
// if there're more than one object selected, set
// the value to blank for all of them.
Object previousValue;
Iterator indexIterator = displayGroup.selectionIndexes().iterator();
// get value for the first selected object.
int initialIndex = ((Integer) indexIterator.next()).intValue();
previousValue = displayGroup.valueForObjectAtIndex(initialIndex, key);
value = null;
// go through the rest of the selected objects, compare each
// value with the previous one. continue comparing if two
// values are equal, break the while loop if they're different.
// the final value will be the common value of all selected objects
// if there is one, or be blank if there is not.
while (indexIterator.hasNext()) {
int index = ((Integer) indexIterator.next()).intValue();
Object currentValue = displayGroup.valueForObjectAtIndex(index, key);
if (currentValue != null && !currentValue.equals(previousValue)) {
value = null;
break;
} else {
// currentValue is the same as the previous one
value = currentValue;
}
} // end while
} else {
value = displayGroup.selectedObjectValueForKey(key);
} // end checking size of displayGroup
return value;
}
/**
* Writes the value currently in the component to the selected object in the
* display group bound to the value aspect.
*
* @return false if there were problems validating, or true to continue.
*/
protected boolean writeValueForAspect(Object value, String aspect) {
EODisplayGroup displayGroup = displayGroupForAspect(aspect);
if (displayGroup != null) {
String key = displayGroupKeyForAspect(aspect);
boolean returnValue = true;
Iterator selectedIterator = displayGroup.selectionIndexes().iterator();
while (selectedIterator.hasNext()) {
int index = ((Integer) selectedIterator.next()).intValue();
if (!displayGroup.setValueForObjectAtIndex(value, index, key)) {
returnValue = false;
}
}
return returnValue;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Forces this association to cause the object to stop editing and validate the
* user's input.
*
* @return false if there were problems validating, or true to continue.
*/
public boolean endEditing() {
return false;
//! return writeValueToDisplayGroup();
}
}
/*
* $Log$ Revision 1.2 2006/02/18 23:14:35 cgruber Update imports and maven
* dependencies.
*
* Revision 1.1 2006/02/16 13:22:22 cgruber Check in all sources in
* eclipse-friendly maven-enabled packages.
*
* Revision 1.3 2003/08/06 23:07:52 chochos general code cleanup (mostly,
* removing unused imports)
*
* Revision 1.2 2001/11/08 19:51:24 mpowers Draft implementation.
*
* Revision 1.1 2001/11/02 23:15:04 mpowers Contributing "generic association".
*
*
*/